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2. Shaker furniture - Wikipedia

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   Rarer pieces have sold at auction in the mid six figures, while others (e.g. chairs from the 1800s) can be found in the hundreds. Collections of Shaker furniture are maintained by many art and historical museums in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as in numerous private collections including the Shaker tilting chair. The ...

3. Windsor chair - Wikipedia

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   A Windsor chair is a chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the chair-back and legs are round-tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes, in contrast to other styles of chairs whose back legs and back uprights are continuous. The seats of Windsor chairs are often carved into a shallow dish or saddle shape for comfort.

4. Queen Anne style furniture - Wikipedia

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   Walnut and burr walnut veneer side chair attributed to Giles Grendey, London, c. 1740 (Art Institute of Chicago) Ornamentation is minimal, in contrast to earlier 17th-century and William and Mary styles, which prominently featured inlay, figured veneers, paint, and carving. The cabriole leg is the "most recognizable element" of Queen Anne ...

5. Francis Trumble - Wikipedia

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   Francis Trumble was an 18th-century chair and cabinetmaker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Trumble produced a variety of "fine furniture" in the Queen Anne , Chippendale and Federal styles. [ 1 ] He also manufactured Windsor chairs that are believed to be the ones used at Independence Hall by the Second Continental Congress , and depicted in ...

6. Threshold (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   A worn-out wooden threshold. A threshold is the sill of a door. Some cultures attach special symbolism to a threshold. It is called a door saddle in New England. [citation needed] Door thresholds cover the gap between the floor and the door frame, helping to prevent any water leaks, insects or draughts from entering through the opening.

7. Windsor Institute - Wikipedia

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   The Windsor Institute was a school in Hampton, New Hampshire, United States. It was owned and operated by Michael Dunbar [1] , where five-day courses in Windsor chairmaking were taught year round. The school had its final class, an 'Early Philadelphia High Back Arm Chair', in March 2016.